Evaluation of a novel rapidly-growing mycobacteria medium for isolation of Mycobacterium abscessus complex from respiratory specimens from patients with bronchiectasis

Evaluation of a novel rapidly-growing mycobacteria medium for isolation of Mycobacterium abscessus complex from respiratory specimens from patients with bronchiectasis

This single center study assessed the performance of a novel solid rapidly-growing mycobacteria (RGM) medium for the recovery of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), especially Mycobacterium abscessus complex, in patients with underlying bronchiectasis. A total of 297 mycobacterial sputa from 116 pati...

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Main Authors: Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Susan Molina, Travis Fly, Ousman Njie, Patricia Stribley, Dominic Stephenson, Richard J. Wallace, Jr., John D. Perry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Microbiology
Mycobacteria
Mycobacterium abscessus
Rapidly growing mycobacteria
Mycobacterial culture
Cystic fibrosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019363443

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